Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

Competed in both track and field and football for the Mavericks during his athletic career...Three-time letterwinner in track...Captain of the track team for the 1965-66 season...Was leading scorer in dual meets for three consecutive season (1964-66)...Played running back for Hall of Famer Bob Otto...Described by Otto as "one of the most popular athletes in MSU history."...Hill was killed in action in Vietnam in 1968.

Hill led MSC (the school was known as Mankato State College when he attended) in individual points scored over the three seasons of his career from 1964-66. He helped the Purple and Gold to an 8-1 dual record and a North Central Conference indoor team title in 1964, winning the league 60-yard high hurdles championship and finishing second in the 60-yard low hurdles in the process.  In establishing a meet record, he won the outdoor conference triple jump crown that year, as well.  As team captain as a senior, he led the Mavericks to another team title the following year by scoring an astounding 204 points all by himself in being named the NIC’s Most Outstanding Outdoor Track & Field Athlete. He was also named Mankato State’s Most Outstanding Athlete in 1966. 

Henry Hill story appears here.